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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (252604)12/29/2007 6:03:32 PM
From: Bearcatbob  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
"I like things to be clean and prefer things like windmills to burning coal."

There must be some limit to solar and wind beyond which reliability becomes an issue. On the Hawaiian Big Island the wind really blows during the day and they are building wind farms. I assume at night the wind drops off so wind power would disappear. At that point a fuel generated source of power would be necessary. What happens is you would have to spend the money for a dual capacity. Boy - that would get expensive.

As for coal - if it is first gasified and then burnt it would be extremely clean.



To: Peter Dierks who wrote (252604)12/30/2007 11:12:04 AM
From: Katelew  Respond to of 281500
 
We'll see voluntary changes from China this year. Coal gasification plants are being built right now by Sasol.

Solar is being embraced and several Chinese plants, such as Trina Solar and LDK, will double and triple their capacity in 2008. Supply constraints are holding back the development of solar in Europe, China and Australia.

It's wrong to assume that China has a cavalier attitude toward pollution and/or GW.


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